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Automatic download of Internet Calendar appointment attachments must be disallowed.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Files attached to Internet Calendar appointments could contain malicious code that could be used to compromise a computer. By default, Outlook does not download attachments when retrieving Internet Calendar appointments.

Property Value
Responsibility System Administrator

ID
SV-33496r1_rule
Version
DTOO284 - Outlook
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2010 -> Account Settings -> Internet Calendars “Automatically download attachments” to “Disabled”.